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Post by CXM on May 21, 2017 19:33:43 GMT -5
I know at least some here were stationed in Germany in 'the good old days.' I was too.
So how many of you guys were overseas? If so where?
I was in Germany at Giessen, Stuttgart and Munich (VERY nice assignment Munich) Turkey at Izmir and Incirlik; Egypt out in the western desert and Guam... come to think of it I was gone a long time...
In retrospect some good times where had...
V/r
Chuck
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Post by jaypee on May 21, 2017 20:14:30 GMT -5
Yep. 24th Infantry Division Augsburg, Dec '61 - Sept '62. 7th Army Support Command Karlsruhe, Sept '62 - April '64.   |
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Post by ranger566 on May 21, 2017 22:33:35 GMT -5
8th Infantry Div "Pathfinders"....'71 and '72. Rose Barracks. Bad Kreuznach.
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Post by sistema1927 on May 25, 2017 10:41:57 GMT -5
Never in Germany.
Grew up an "Army brat", born in Newfoundland, lived 5 years in the UK (it seemed that Dad, even though he was Army, spent a lot of time at Air Force bases), and an assortment of stateside bases.
Spent 14 months in the Republic of Korea during my own service with Uncle Sugar. Medically retired after an M60 tank accident at Ft. Hood.
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Post by mushoot on May 28, 2017 13:30:47 GMT -5
I was in Ktown and later in Berlin in the late 70s. Here is a link to a website with pictures of some bases in Germany after they closed. forgotten Germany |
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Post by CXM on May 28, 2017 15:44:56 GMT -5
Thanks for the interesting link... saw places I haven't seen in a long time... sad in a lot of ways... V/r Chuck I was in Ktown and later in Berlin in the late 70s. Here is a link to a website with pictures of some bases in Germany after they closed. forgotten Germany |
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Post by frank53 on May 31, 2017 19:58:16 GMT -5
165th MI BN, Frankfurt, FRG. 1972-75. Barracks at good ol Gutleut Kaserne, office at the I. G Farben, later Abrams Bldg. Lots of great memories and fantastic people.
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Post by ranger566 on Jun 1, 2017 6:21:50 GMT -5
165th MI BN, Frankfurt, FRG. 1972-75. Barracks at good ol Gutleut Kaserne, office at the I. G Farben, later Abrams Bldg. Lots of great memories and fantastic people. ...............and beer----and pomm fritz----and jager schnitzel---and-----------------------:>)) |
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Post by CXM on Jun 1, 2017 7:11:14 GMT -5
I was in Giessen 75-78... there was an MI detachment there... I knew some of them and they had a big house in the city for offices... fun people... We had 66th MI in Muenchen when in was there 1985-89... that was a big outfit... V/r Chuck 165th MI BN, Frankfurt, FRG. 1972-75. Barracks at good ol Gutleut Kaserne, office at the I. G Farben, later Abrams Bldg. Lots of great memories and fantastic people. ...............and beer----and pomm fritz----and jager schnitzel---and-----------------------:>)) |
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Post by frank53 on Jun 1, 2017 19:47:28 GMT -5
The 165th MI BN came under the 66Th MI Group back when I was over there.
Can't forget "K"strasse in Frankfurt 😜
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Post by rock185 on Jun 6, 2017 14:11:01 GMT -5
Never assigned to Germany while in the military,but have since visited there. I did spend a year,'69-'70,in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Was a tank commander in 1/69th. Armor working with the 4th. Inf. Div.
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Post by CXM on Jun 6, 2017 15:07:04 GMT -5
All things being equal I think you would have preferred Germany over Viet Nam...  V/r Chuck Never assigned to Germany while in the military,but have since visited there. I did spend a year,'69-'70,in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Was a tank commander in 1/69th. Armor working with the 4th. Inf. Div. |
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Post by wags on Jun 7, 2017 16:30:16 GMT -5
As a young man on active duty in the United States Marine Corps (Combat Engineer 1371) late 70's I spent a year on the island of Okinawa, Japan with the 3rd FSSG. Bounced around to the mainland, Phillipines and Korea. Then rotted at Camp Lejeune, NC for 2 years until I was honorably discharged.
Then 10 years after being released from active duty I joined the canoe club reserves (United States Navy) for almost 18 more years until I retired in 2008. Was told I was cross dresser for doing that? Travelled extensively with a really neat unit all over the world. My civilian employer hated it, but oh well. Places I spent at least 5mo or more were: Korea, Panama, Italy, Sicily, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Iraq. So many more stops in other countries for 30 days or less I wouldn't know where to start. It was a good ride.
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